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OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS HUGH CAMERON
Invention Secretary Treasurer
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THE ONLY UNION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Statement of President Sam Cabral
On the appointment of Debo Adegbile to the U.S. Commission of Civil Rights
Late Thursday night, it was announced that President Obama has appointed Mr. Adegbile to the
U.S. Commission of Civil Rights. We view this appointment as a slap in the face to every law
enforcement officer in this great nation.
In 2014, the then Democratic led Senate robustly rejected Adegbile’s app
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had, by his actions, demonstrated that he was unfit to serve.
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35 years ago, Officer Danny Faulkner was executed by a cab driver, Wesley Cook. Cook was
convicted and his conviction has been upheld through numerous appeals. Cook later adopted
the name Mumia Abdul Jamal and became somewhat of a cause célabre. One of the lead
attorneys in the case was Mr. Adgebile who spread lies, spouted racism and maligned the
Philadelphia police in his failed efforts to overcome justice and portray this vicious murderer as,
somehow, the
President Obama has, once again, gone out of his way to demonstrate his utter distain for our
nation’s law enforcement officers. Whether his meeting with the very people who call for the
death of America’s cops or his, soon to be rescinded, Executive Order limiting their equipment,
he has very clearly aligned himself with those who view our police forces as the enemy of the
people and has given voice to those who wish us harm. He has also denigrated the credibility of
the Civil Rights Commission and may well have provided sufficient motivation for Congress to
re-evaluate its continued existence.
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